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on June 17, 2015 in World News

CSIS warned this cabinet minister could be a threat. Ontario disagreed

CSIS warned this cabinet minister could be a threat. Ontario disagreed by CRAIG OFFMAN A Globe and Mail investigation reveals Michael Chan was the focus of a briefing by security officials over fears he was under the influence of China – a case that exposes a deep divide between the spy agency and the province on the question of foreign influence. Craig Offman reports Canadian intelligence officials suspected Ontario cabinet minister Michael Chan was under the undue influence of a foreign government, prompting CSIS to formally caution the province about the minister’s alleged conduct in a 2010 briefing.In the view… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

How Europe betrays its own interests to serve those of the US

by Bryan MacDonald is an Irish writer and commentator focusing on Russia and its hinterlands and international geo-politics. Follow him on Facebook By slavishly following Washington’s line on Russia, Europe’s leaders are essentially sticking pins into voodoo dolls of themselves. It’s as pointless as it is ridiculous. If America were hand-picking European leaders, it’s doubtful that they could select as subservient a crew as now dominate the EU. There’s nobody comparable to Charles de Gaulle or Willy Brandt in sight. In fact, there’s not even a Jacques Chirac. So depressing is the current situation that you’d even pine for a… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Extending ObamaTrade Consideration Would Affirm ‘The Game Is Rigged’

Americans For Limited Gov’t: Extending ObamaTrade Consideration Would Affirm ‘The Game Is Rigged’ by Caroline May Americans for Limited Government’s Rick Manning is calling on House Republicans to vote against the rule that would allow for consideration of a key portion of Obama’s trade agenda through July 30. “House leadership set up the rules for considering fast track trade authority for Obama over the objections of 34 of their Republican members. Now House leaders want to move the goal posts and change those rules that [they] fought so hard to get just days ago,” Manning said in reference to the… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

House Leadership Removes Rule Dissenters From Whip Team

House Leadership Removes Rule Dissenters From Whip Team After a group of Republicans nearly scuttled the Obama trade effort last week by voting against a procedural rule dictating the debate terms for the trade bill, House leadership is pushing back. National Journal reports that House leadership has removed three of the dissenting members from the GOP whip team. Reps. Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM), and Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) have been removed from the whip team after they sided with GOP rebels to vote against a rule governing debate on a trade bill, according to sources close… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Armed Bystander Intervenes, Kills Man Allegedly Holding Female Clerk At Gunpoint

by AWR Hawkins Armed Bystander Intervenes, Kills Man Allegedly Holding Female Clerk At Gunpoint On June 15, an armed bystander intervened after seeing an armed man allegedly holding a female convenience-store clerk at gunpoint. The armed bystander shot the suspect once, killing him. The incident occurred around 2:30 am in East Knoxville, Tennessee. According to 6 ABC, a friend of the clerk “was outside the store in his parked vehicle” and saw 18-year-old Tamon J. Stapleton allegedly pull a gun inside the business. The friend of the clerk then “retrieved his handgun, entered the store and fired one shot, hitting… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Military leaders ‘need to be fired’ if they don’t support my plan for war in Iraq

Lindsey Graham: Military leaders ‘need to be fired’ if they don’t support my plan for war in Iraq Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham suggested over the weekend that he would fire military leaders who did not support his plan to send 10,000 troops back to Iraq. The Washington Post reported on Saturday that military officials had cautioned President Barack Obama against sending combat troops to fight the radical Islamic group ISIS in Iraq. “After the past 12 years in the Middle East, there is a real focus by senior military leaders on understanding what the endgame is,” a military official… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Perhaps the world’s conspiracy theorists have been right all along

Perhaps the world’s conspiracy theorists have been right all along We used to laugh at conspiracy theorists, but from Fifa to banking scandals and the Iraq War, it seems they might have been on to something after all, says Alex Proud By Alex Proud Conspiracy theories used to be so easy. You’d have your mate who, after a few beers, would tell you that the moon landings were faked or that the Illuminati controlled everything or that the US government was holding alien autopsies in Area 51. And you’d be able to dismiss this because it was all rubbish. Look,… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Russia Condemns US Weapons Deployment, Will Send Troops to Protect Border

Russia Condemns US Weapons Deployment, Will Send Troops to Protect Border NATO military buildup in Eastern Europe won’t go unanswered by (Zero Hedge) This article originally appeared at Zero Hedge Cold War 2.0 is heating up week by week. In Ukraine, the fragile ceasefire struck four months ago in Minsk looks set to break down entirely with both the Ukrainian army and the Russia-backed separatists accusing each other of deploying heavy artillery in contested areas. Meanwhile, GOP presidential candidates in the US are getting set to hit the campaign trail with foreign policy at the forefront in terms of the issues voters… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

War Crazed Washington Doesn’t Rule out Nuking Russia

War Crazed Washington Doesn’t Rule out Nuking Russia by Justin Raimondo US Undersecretary of Defense Robert Scher told Congress that attacking Russia’s cruise missiles and other military targets would be one way to respond to Russia testing an allegedly outlawed cruise missile. This comes just as the US Congress first acknowledged existence of Kiev’s Nazi battalions and even Samantha Power has been forced to admit Ukraine’s human rights record is far from hunky dory. Worth it? This article originally appeared at Antiwar.com The War Party is a veritable propaganda machine, churning out product 24/7. Armed with nearly unlimited resources, both… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Russia Dismayed at NATO Escalation, Promises Symmetrical Response

Russia Dismayed at NATO Escalation, Promises Symmetrical Response If NATO tanks appear at Russian borders, Moscow will provide the Pentagon with an ‘adequate’ response. by Johanna Ross Russia would be able to ‘adequately’ respond to the deployment of American tanks, artillery systems and other NATO and US military equipment in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states, as outlined by General Yuri Yakubov, from the Russian Ministry of Defence, according to Interfax “If heavy U.S. military equipment, including tanks, artillery batteries and other equipment really does turn up in countries in eastern Europe and the Baltics, that will be the most… View Article

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